- Business
- Constellation Brands, Inc. is an international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits, with operations in the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy; it is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and was founded in 1945. The company develops, imports, markets, and sells beverage alcohol through its Beer, Wine and Spirits, and Corporate Operations and Other segments, serving wholesale distributors, retailers, on-premise accounts, direct-to-consumer channels, and international markets. Its beer portfolio is led by the Corona brand family, Modelo brand family, Pacifico, and Victoria, including Corona Extra, Corona Premier, Corona Light, Corona Sunbrew, Corona N/A, Modelo Especial, Modelo Negra, Modelo Oro, Modelo Chelada, Modelo Spiked Aguas Frescas, Pacifico, and Victoria, with production linked to its Mexican brewing operations and ongoing capacity expansion, optimization, and construction projects, including the Veracruz Brewery. Its wine and spirits portfolio is focused on higher-end brands and includes Kim Crawford, Ruffino, The Prisoner Wine Company, Robert Mondavi Winery, Schrader Cellars, Mount Veeder Winery, Sea Smoke, My Favorite Neighbor, Lingua Franca, High West, Casa Noble, Mi CAMPO, Austin Cocktails, and Nelson’s Green Brier, with vineyard holdings and sourcing across the U.S., New Zealand, and Italy. In recent strategic actions, Constellation Brands completed the divestiture of mainstream wine brands including Woodbridge, Meiomi, Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Cook’s, SIMI, and J. Rogét sparkling wine to The Wine Group in June 2025, completed the SVEDKA divestiture in January 2025, acquired Sea Smoke in June 2024, and acquired the remaining interest in HOPWTR in 2026, moves that support its shift toward a more premium, higher-margin portfolio and expansion into non-alcoholic and functional beverage offerings.